UID:
edoccha_9961426941902883
Format:
1 online resource (302 p.)
ISBN:
1-138-36415-0
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0-203-12832-X
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1-136-46824-2
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1-136-46825-0
Series Statement:
Earthscan Food and Agriculture
Content:
Precision agriculture (PA) involves the application of technologies and agronomic principles to manage spatial and temporal variation associated with all aspects of agricultural production in order to improve crop performance and environmental quality. The focus of this book is to introduce a non-specialist audience to the the role of PA in food security, environmental protection, and sustainable use of natural resources, as well as its economic benefits. The technologies covered include yield monitors and remote sensing, and the key agronomic principles addressed are the optimal de
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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part I. Precision agriculture and food security -- part II. Techuniques -- part III. Management -- part IV. Case studies.
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-415-50440-6
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-306-15083-3
Language:
English
